Alternating-current machine.



S. SBNSTIUS.

ALTERNATING CURRENT MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1908.

Patented. Mar. 1l, 19H5.

I Um'ilil l STATES PATENT FFlQE..

SEBASTIAAN SENSTIS, OF CINCINNATI, OHO, ASSIGNOB.- TO THE TRIMH' ELECTRJC COMPANY, A CORPORATGN-OF OHIO. 4

Application filed April 11, 1908.

To all 'whom i may concern Be it known that l, SrinAs'rrAAN SNsTLUs, a subject of the Queen of the Netherlands, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements .in Alternating-Current Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specifi cation.

My general type of alternating current machines. which 4when used as motors are known as compensated repulsion motors, series and shunt. A motor of the latter type is provided with a stator having a dis-v tributed single phase winding and the rotor is of the direct current armature type having short circuited brushes bearing on the commutator in the magnetic line of the single phase stator windiiw. Exciting brushes also .bear upon the .commutator dis- V)laced 90 degrees from the short circuited' rushes7 the exciting brushes being connected across the terminals of a single phase stator winding. Such a motor has the advantage of working at or near synchronism with unity power factor, but it is not however, self starting. llhe motor can be started either as a series repulsion motor or as a. compensated series repulsion motor. The compensated shunt repulsion motor has not yet become a commercial type of motor 'owing to the difficulties experienced with .excessive sparking at the brushes under normal operating conditions. The sparking takes place not so much below the exciter brushes as below the short circuited brushes. Tit-h the usual type of repulsion motor, it has been found necessary to either design the rotor winding for very low voltages or to insert resistances between the rotor coil terminals and the commutator segments in an endeavor to avoid sparking.l The first method involves the handling of large currents and thus requires a large and excessive commutator with large brushes and which results in poor efficiency. fihe. second method is also very objectionable by reason of the poor efliciency, expensive windings and large amount of heat in the armature which has to be dissipated.

@ne object of my invention is the production of motors of these types which will Specification of Letters Patent.

invention relates particularly to the l "with the electromotive force of the line.

`motive force of the motor,

ratei-atea agrar. 11,1913.

Serial No. 426,465.

overcome the above difficulties, and other objects and advantages will be understood from the following description.

In order to more fully understand my invention, 1 will first briefly describe the actions occurring inv the operation of the compensated shunt repulsion motor. At or near synchronism, the reactance between the exciter brushes is Zero, and the excitation current carried by such brushes is in phase .'lheexcitation current creates an excitation or motor field which is in phase .with the exciting current, and therefore this field is in phase with the electroinotive force of the line, but the magnetic axis of such field is displaced 90 degrees' from the magnetic axis of the stator winding owing to the displaced position of the exciter' brushes. rihe rotation of the armature through this excitation or motor lield generates a speed electroniotive force in line with the short circuited brushes as in the direct current machine, and this generated electromotive force is in phase with the motor field7 and, consequently, in phase with the line electromotive force. rlhe short circuiting connection of the short circuited brushes causes this generated speed electroniotive force to produce an excitation'.current differing in phase 9U degrees therefrom, and the resulting flux or speed field is in phase with the short circuit excitation current, and its inagnetic axis is inthe same axial line as the .magnetic axis of the stator windings. This magnetic field resulting from the excitation current through the short circuited brushes induces by transfornxer action an elcctromo tive force in the single phase stator winding. This induced electroniotive force lags tl() vdegrees behind the field created by the excitation current through the short circuited brushes, and coiisemlently, this induced electromotive force lags i8() degrees behind the lin'e electronlotive force, that is`v it opposes the line electromotive force. `This induced electromotive force which may be ternud the speed electron'uitive force of transformation, may also be called the counter electroand at no load it equals the line electromotive force. At synchronisn'i, the speed field, that isv` the field created by the excitation current.'

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through the short circuited brushes, equals the motor field, which is the field created by the current through the exciter brushes, and a revolving' lield is thus created; that is7 the tields created are displaced 90 degrees from each other and (litter in phase by 90 degrees. As the load increases-on the 1nctor, the speed becomes less which causes the' above mentioned speed electromotive torce and the counter clectromotive torce to decrease. rlhe dii'erence between the electromotive force ot the line and the counter electromotive force causes a current to tiow through the stator winding and the inae'neto motive force oi' this windingr ist-hen compensated by an equivalent armature magneto motive force in magnetic line with the short circuited brushes. Such in brief is the action ot' asucompensated shunt ref pulsion motor, although itl will be understood that where I have referred to the various relations, it will be understood that they are only approximately or generally stated.

Vt'lhile the excitation brushes only carry a practically constant excitation current, the short circuited brushes carry the saine amount or' excitation current plus a vari able tlow of current depending upon th load. lilith more particular re"1 ence to the commutation at the shortI cir( Led brushes where sparking is excessive, it will be seen that there are three electromotive forces present in the coils short circuited under such brushes:lirst, the transformer. electromotive force induced by the transformer action of the motor field upon such short circuited coils; second, the speed electroinotive force generated by the movement of such coils through the above referred to speed field; third, the commutation electromotive torce which is similar' to that in di Lict current machines and is equal to the self induced electromotive force ot' the commutated current, and which latter current is the vector sum of the rotor current compensatingthe load current and the excitation current ot' the speed tield. The irst or transformer electromotive torce lags 90 degrees in phase Atrom the motor field or field created by the excitation current passing through the exciter brushes, and thus is in phase with the speed iield or tield created by the current through the short circuited brushes. 'lhe second electromotive force, or that generated by the movement of such coilsthrough the speed lield, is in phase with the speed field, and thus in phase withithe first or transformer electromotive torce, but is opposed thereto. At synchronism the two are equal, beca e at that speed the motor field equals 'the ,eed ield, both producing a tield revolving with the same speed as the rotor conductors. Below synchronism the transelectromotive torce is the larger, whereas above synchronisin 'it is smaller of the two. Generally speaking, however, near synclnronism their diti'erence will not produce objectionable sparkine'. rlhe resultmg electromotive force in both cases could be annulled by a speed electromotive torce generated by the movement of the coils through a field lagging behind the line pressure inv may be .points of undercompensation and other points of over-compensation, and according to my invention these points of over-compensation are located in the region. of commutation. The brushes are given such a posit-ion that commutation takes place under or near one or more teeth of the stator. Upon such tooth or teeth, place a coil having a magneto motive force, which, in addition to the stator magneto motive force, produces over-compensation under or near said tooth or teeth. One way of securing this result is to connect the over-zompensating coils' between the otherwise short circuited brushes and thus cause the rotor current vto pass through the over-compensating coils. Such an arrangement has the advantage that the commutation electromotive force becomes zero for any speed. When the slip is small, such a connection will secure satisfactory relation. However, for speeds markedly above or below synchronisxn, it is preferable to connect the overcompensating coil or coils in series with the stator winding and design the motor to take leading currents above synchronism and lagging currents below synchronism, suchY design being understood by those skilled in the art. Under such conditions, the overc( ,pensating speed electromotive force generated in the commutated coil or coils acts when belo-w synchronism against 'the prem dominating transformer electromotii/e force, and when above synchronism against the predominating speed electromotive force.

My invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings and description taken in connection with the above explanation.

Figure l is a diagram showing the circuits of a compensated lshunt repulsion motor and having the over-compensating coil or coils connected in series with the stator winding; Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a development of tl i stator windm'rs; and

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing connections similar to Fig. l. and additional means for starting the motor.

Referring to Fig. l, the two alternating current supply mains are indicated at 1, Q, and the usual singlephase stator winding is shown at 3 connected to the supply mains. ln series with the stator winding 3 is shown the over-compensating winding Ll, which is also located on the stator and incloses the tooth or teeth as above referred to for securing over-compensation at the points of commutation. The rotor having a winding ot the direct current type is indicated at 5 and is provided with the usual comniutator G. The short circuited brushes are shownl as connected by a connection 7, the brushes be-v ing indicated at 8, S. The exciter brushes 9, 9 are shown as bearing on the commutator displaced 90 degrees from the short eirf vcuited brushes. Connected between the exciter brushes 9, 9 is a secondary exciter winding 10. lt will be noted that the magnetic axis ot the stator \\'1nding 3, over- 4compensating' winding t and secondary exciter winding l0 are all located with their magnetic axis in approximately the same axial line A. B. Also the sh0rtcircuited brushes 8, S are located in the same axial line A, B. The exciter brushes 9, 9 are located in the axial line C, D, displaced 90 degrees electric-all)7 ilrom the line A, B. The secondary exciter winding l0 is indicated in Fig. l as located on the stator and subjected to the flux ot the usual stator winding 3.

Referring to Fig. 2, the slots or openings in which the stator winding are embedded extend in the development between the dotted lines'll, ll, the (connections within the inner line ll aml withoutthe outer line ll, representing the end connections and leads. rlhe usual stator winding is shown in Fig. 2 as a distributed winding and designated by the character 5S. This winding is indicated as coils applied to the stator and connected in series with each other in the usual manner, and in series between the supply mains l. 2, the arrows indicating the direction ot' the current througl'i the windings when the supply current tiowsjn one direction, and will, ot course, be in the opposite direction when the current from the supply mains re.- i'erses. It will he noted that the magnetic axis of the stator winding 53 is in the direction A, B as in Fig. l. The over-compensating windings are shown in Fig. 2, at 4, 4 and enveloping teeth ol the stator within the coils ot thestator winding ii, and

it will be noted that the over-cianpcnsating coils are shown heavier than the coils il for the purpose ot indicating that the over-com pensating coils have a ift-cater number ct turns and thereby produce a magncloanotire torce of sullicicnl strength lo `ccure thc over-compensation at the points of commutation. It will be understoodv that the coils 4 may envelop a greater or less amount of the stator than indicated in Fig. 2, and instead of comprising one coil at each point of commutation may be subdivided into a plurality of coils. The coils 4 are shown in Fig. 2 as connected in series with the supply mains l, 2 and in series with the stator winding 3, the magnetic axes of the coils 4 being on the line A, B. Although the rotor is omitted from Fig. 2 for the Sake of clearness, yet it will be understood that the short circuited brushes 8, 8 are located approximately in the line A, B, and

- therefore cause the commutation of the coils of the rotor under the brushes 8, 8 to be subjected to the field of the over-compensating coils et for reducing the sparltmg of these brushes to a minimum. The secondary `winding 10 which is connected to the exciter brushes 9, 9, is shown in Fig. 2 as a coil located in slots approximately on the line C, D, the oppositely located conductrs in thefstator slots being connected in series with each other, and the terminals of the coil indicated at 10', 10 will be connected to the exciter brushes 9, 9. The coil l0 will thus have its magnetic axis coinciding with the line A, B, and with the magnetic axis of the stator winding 3. The slots for winding l() may be located inany suitable manner as long as the magnetic axis of said coils are vin the direction A, B, approximately.

A motor of the type shown may be started by shitting the short circuited brushes 8, S out ot' line with the magnetic axis A, B in either direction depending upon the direction ol rotation desired. The circuit from the supply mains is then closed and the motor starts as a repulsion motor. Near synchronism, the brushes are returned to their normal position. ln Fig. 3, l have indicated a method and means for starting. The starting switch l2 is shown as a triple pole double throw switch. A series transformer is indicated in Fig. t3 having the primary winding l and the secondary winding 1l, and is .provided 'tor starting the motor and bringing the same up to speed. The connections are as shown in Fig. \Vhcn the switch l2 is thrown to the lower position, it will be seen that.l the primary winding li ot the series translormcr is connected in series 'with the-supply main 2, and the secondary 14 is con- 'l`he motor then startsA shunt field increases with increasing speed applied to shunt and series repulsion motors or to self excitedV single phase generators which are machines of the compensated shunt or compound repulsion motor type. These single-phase motors have the common characteristic of possessing a revolving field, though excited by single phase currents. It will also be understood that various modifications of my invention may be made without departing from the scope thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I declare that what i claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

The combination with a motor having a stator carrying a main stator winding, an over-compensating winding and a secondary exciter winding, said windings being in magnetic axial alinement, and a rotor having a comnn'xtated winding oij' the direct current type, of brushes bearing upon said commutator in alinement with the magnetic axis of said stator windings7 said brushes being connected together, brushes bearing upon said commutator at points removed 9G electrical.- degrees from the aforesaid brushes, a ltriple pole double-throw switch having its movable member pivote'd to its middle contacts, a transformer having the extreini ties of its primary connected between the two outside contacts at one end of the switch and its secondary connected between the two outside middle contacts ofi' said switch, a. source ot alternating current having one terminal connected with one terminal ot the primary of said transformer and the other terminal of said source being connected to the two outside contacts at the other end of said switch, said secondary exciter winding having its terminals respectively connected with a brush 900 removed from. the magnetic axis of said stator windings and to the middle contact of the middle row of said switch, the outside middle contact upon the same side as the terminals of said source being connected with a brush 900 removed from the magnetic axis of said stator windings, and said main and over-compensating windings being connected in series between the middle contacts at the ends of said switch.

ln testimony whereof I ailix my signature, in presence o1" two witnesses.

SEBASTIAAN SENSLUS.

lliitnesses:

lnw. MoULrNinR, 001A Sninnntnnonnn. 

